GSMA

The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 2016 Glomo Awards. Winners
of this year’s Glomo Awards will be honoured throughout Mobile World
Congress, which takes place on 22-25 February in Barcelona. In total,
285 nominees have been shortlisted for more than 40 awards over eight
categories; the full list of nominees can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees2016
.

"Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2016 Glomo Awards,” said
Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “With more than 930
entries this year – a new record – the competition is greater than ever,
reflecting the tremendous diversity and pace of innovation across the
mobile world. We are particularly excited to be celebrating the 21st
year of the awards with a dynamic new format that will recognise and
honour achievement throughout Mobile World Congress.”

New for 2016, winners in the “The Connected Life Awards”, “Best Mobile
Apps” and “Best Mobile Handsets and Devices” categories will be
presented on Mobile World Live TV, broadcast directly from Mobile World
Congress to a global audience via www.mobileworldlive.com
,
with selected awards announced live. In addition, the broadcast is
beamed to more than 60 screens in prominent locations across the venue,
as well as 24,000 rooms in 180 hotels in Barcelona.

The Glomo Awards ceremony will begin at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 23 February
in Hall 4, Auditorium 2, and include presentations for awards in the
“Best Mobile Technology”, “Best Mobile Services” and “Social and
Economic Development” categories. Nominees for the “Best New Handset,
Tablet or Device at Mobile World Congress 2016” will be identified from
products on show at the event, with the shortlist announced on both
Mobile World Live TV and the Global Mobile Awards website on 24
February. The winner will be honoured in a live presentation on Mobile
World Live TV the following day. Full information about the awards
ceremony and Mobile World Live TV presentations can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com/ceremony/
.

This year’s Glomo Awards will be presented by Suzi Perry, the face of
BBC One’s Formula 1 programming for the past two years. As the first
ever permanent female anchor, Suzi was the “Queen of the Pit Lane” for
Formula One, MotoGP, Superbikes and Speedway. Her love of technology has
seen her present “The Gadget Show”, a consumer-based tech show, for
eight years. As a keen photographer, she fronted the popular “How to
Take Stunning Photos” programme on Channel 5 in the UK. Suzi has
numerous TV credits as both host and guest and enjoys radio
broadcasting, often appearing on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Live. She has also
written for many publications over the years including The Daily
Telegraph
and The Times
, as well as on MSN.

Suzi will present awards on Mobile World Live TV and host the Glomo
Awards ceremony, being joined at the Tuesday event by Ortis Deley. As
well as fronting Channel 5’s flagship programme, “The Gadget Show”,
Ortis spent 10 years at CBBC hosting shows such as “Live & Kicking”,
“Shortchange” and “Best of Friends” and had his own Sunday Breakfast
radio show on London’s Choice FM.

Also announced in separate ceremonies at Mobile World Congress will be
winners of the “Government Excellence Awards”, which recognise
governments from around the world for their innovation and leadership in
use of mobile technologies in the public sector, and the “Outstanding
Achievement” awards that include the “Chairman’s Award” and an award for
“Connected Women Leadership in the Industry”.

The Glomo Awards are judged by independent experts, analysts,
journalists, academics and, in some cases, mobile operator
representatives. The winner of the “Outstanding Overall Mobile
Technology – the CTOs’ Choice” award is selected by a panel of
industry-leading CTOs from the worldwide operator community.

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting
nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies,
equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in
adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading
events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai and
the Mobile 360 Series conferences.

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com
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